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Cornell

IVY · 1973 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–5–1
0.389 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in IVY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1888–1981
All-Time Record
487–318–32
0.601 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1939
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 33
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 18 seasons · 8 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Cornell head-to-head · History & Eras

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 35–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9LEHIGHUnranked—T 7–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY1–8W 37–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY7–2L 15–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY6–3L 3–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–7–1W 44–14
12Week 12 · Nov 13Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY4–3–1L 7–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY6–3L 0–17
14Week 14 · Nov 27Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY6–3L 22–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.112
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-14+7
  • Colgate +5
  • Princeton +1
  • Columbia +1
  • Harvard -2
  • Yale -3
  • Brown -3
  • Dartmouth -3
  • Pennsylvania -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.389 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83Regular Season Final#82Post-Season W2#82Post-Season W3#80Post-Season W4#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
0
+31
-6
-17
+30
-10
-17
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#731968#591969#271970#121971#251972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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